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Roma Lewis Dryden, 81, a native of Oriental, N.C., and resident of Poquoson for 61 years, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2009, surrounded by her family. She was an RN for Dr. John Quarles for many years, and a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church, Poquoson, and an active member of her Sunday school class. Roma was preceded in death by her parents, Corinne and Keever Lewis. She is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Freeman Dryden; a son, Ryan Dryden of Washington, D.C.; a daughter, Christy Firth and husband, E. T. of Poquoson; two grandchildren, Christopher Crawford and Janel Morgan both of Poquoson; a great-grandchild, Zachary Morgan of Poquoson; a brother, Charles Lewis of Wilmington, N.C.; a sister, Norma Hill and husband, Edward of Wilson, N.C.; and beloved cat, Missey #2. The family will receive friends Saturday, Dec. 5, 11 to 12:30 p.m. at Claytor Rollins Funeral Home, Poquoson, followed by a funeral service in the chapel at 12:30 p.m. by the Rev. Dr. Bill Wash.

SMITHFIELD - Marjorie Kincaid Johnson, age 93, of Smithfield, died Saturday, May 24, 2003, in Riverside Convalescent Center. She was a native of Alderson, W.Va., and a longtime resident of Surry, Va., a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Surry, and a former leader of the Surry Girl Scout Troop. Mrs. Johnson was an avid admirer of nature, birds, and especially loved her flower gardening. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Sidney Johnson; her father, Rev. Charles Anan Kincaid; and mother, Mintie Still Kincaid.

Mary Ridgway Powers, 83, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005 at York Convalescent Center where she had resided for two and a half years. A native of Franklin County, Va., Mary had been a resident of Newport News for 60 years. Mary served as a past president of VFW Post 176, a past state president and received her 50-year service pin. Before her illness, Mary visited the sick and helped prepare meals at the Post, where she worked side by side with her husband, Jim. She had a great love of the Lord, the American flag and country.

THOMPSON - HUTCHENS Cynthia Kay Hutchens and David Alan Thompson were married Sept. 9 at the Hampton Women's Club by the Rev. Chester L. Brown. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peyton E. Hutchens Jr. of Hampton. She graduated from Hampton High School and is co-owner of Hair & Co. in Poquoson. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Thompson of Henryetta, Okla. He graduated from Henryetta High School and serves in the U.S. Navy in Norfolk. Annie P. Hutchens of Hampton was her sister's maid of honor.

Now that Labor Day is past, summer seems really over. Beyond the personal experiences that mark our lives, what are we likely to remember about the summer of 1989? Simple - drugs. From the local scene to the international front, drugs colored our lives repeatedly this summer. Locally, we've had the drug arrests of a prominent businessman and his wife and the confiscation of a number of houses and other property belonging to suspected drug dealers. We've had major investigations, including one that culminated last week with the indictment of seven people charged with distributing more than $7 million in heroin and cocaine.

Trucks of wood refuse taken from Newport News Shipbuilding between April and July contained a secret cargo: copper, brass, aluminum and other metals worth $28,000 that a gang of thieves were selling for scrap, police say. A city detective working with shipyard security police cracked the theft ring, which diverted the metal to sale at a Norfolk scrapyard after the truckloads of wood went to a Hampton landfill, said police spokesman Lt. Carl D....

The Rev. Jessie Lewis, of Hampton, Va., left this life for her heavenly home on Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, at Hampton General Hospital. She was born Jessie Pearl Daniels on December 20, 1928, to the late Thomas and Betty Daniels in Goldsboro, N.C. She spent most of her adult life in Brooklyn, N.Y., before relocating to Hampton in November 1996. She migrated to Brooklyn, N.Y., in the 1940s, where she began a longtime association with the New Canaan Baptist Church. While serving as president of the senior choir, she met and married her only husband, the Rev. Charles Edward Lewis Sr. who was the church's pastor from 1955 until his death in July 1966.